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Installing a virtual Central Management appliance on KVM

  • Published on Sep 9, 2026
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This section describes how to install a virtual Central Management System appliance on a KVM server using the KVM Virtual Machine Manager UI.

Important

This procedure uses KVM version libvert 4.5 on Ubuntu 18.04. The navigation instructions and user interface may vary if you are using CentOS or a different version of Ubuntu.

Note

This procedure covers the required settings for a Trellix virtual appliance. You can accept the default values for the other settings, or specify values that are appropriate for your setup.

Before starting the virtual appliance installation, ensure you have the required prerequisite software installed. See KVM requirements.

The following packages are required for a successful virtual Central Management System appliance deployment on KVM:

  • qemu-kvm

  • qemu-img

  • virt-manager

  • libvirt

  • libvirt-python

  • libvirt-client

  • virt-install

  • virt-viewer

  • librbd1-devel

In the following procedure, you will create the virtual appliance and configure its management port.

To install a virtual appliance using the KVM Virtual Machine Manager UI:

  1. Download the Central Management System KVM deployment .zip file from the Trellix DTI network to a KVM server and extract the files within it to the /home/admin/images directory.

    The .zip file name is based on your appliance model. For example, the .zip for the CM 7500V is image-cms-fireeyecm4500v.zip.

  2. In KVM Virtual Machine Manager, select File > New Virtual Machine.

  3. Complete the Create a new virtual machine screens:

    Screen

    Action

    Step 1 of 4

    1. Select Import existing disk image.

    2. Click Forward.

    Step 2 of 4

    1. Browse to and select the folder to which you extracted the .zip file in the first step.

    2. Select the .qcow2 file, such as image-cms-fireeyecm4500v.qcow2, and click Choose Volume.

    3. Select OS type Linux and in the Version field, select your version of CentOS or Ubuntu.

    4. Click Forward.

    Step 3 of 4

    1. Set Memory and CPU settings to the values for your virtual CM model.

    2. Click Forward.

    Step 4 of 4

    1. Enter a name, such as Trellix-CM-4500V.

    2. Click Customize configuration before install and select Network selection Bridge br0. The bridge must have already been created in the host OS. This is the management (ether1) port for the virtual appliance.

    3. Click Finish.

    The KVM installation page opens.

  4. In the KVM installation page, configure the basic information and disk I/O for the virtual Central Management System appliance.

    Tab

    Action

    Overview

    1. Enter a domain name, such as Trellix-CM-4500V, for the virtual Central Management System appliance in the Name field and optionally enter a Title and Description.

    2. Click Apply.

    VirtIO Disk 1

    1. Click Advanced options.

    2. Select SCSI in the Disk bus field.

    3. Click Apply.

  5. In the KVM installation page, add the virtual hardware for the controller:

    1. At the bottom left of the KVM installation page, click Add Hardware.

    2. In the Add New Virtual Hardware page, select the Controller tab and then select the following values:

      • Type—SCSI

      • Model—VirtIO SCSI

    3. Click Finish.

  6. Click Begin installation.

  7. After the installation is complete, proceed to Performing the initial Central Management System configuration for the virtual appliance.

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